What was the first object you saw in your telescope topic.

[barrymcd]

My first image was of a star through Skywatcher 200mm reflector it was fuzzy and appeared to be about the size of the moon i realize i was out of focus. I sold the scope as i was moving house alot and working away . My next scope was Tal-2 with fixed EQ mount i bought it second hand its about 20 years old i collimated it and was able to split jupiter and moons a few days ago .

Actualy i returned the scope as i only had it for 2 weeks traded it for a pair of Schneider 10X40 gas filled binoculars which were totally amazing. But i gave these to my dad for his birthday .

[ankenyr]

First object I saw was Saturn. I got my telescope for my birthday and found out that later in the week Saturn would be out and I made a plan to see it first.

[saturn4me]

The Moon first.

Then Jupiter.

I was in awe.

[DeejayP999]

The Moon (then Jupiter, then the Pleiades...)

[dave1978]

Saturn in the summer of 2007 i think it was in a Meade ETX-70, i will never forget it.

[Parus major]

I want someone to say "nudey woman".

[Admiral Crispy]

Miraculously, I think my first object was Venus in a cheap 1" toyshop refractor when I was 7 or so, through a closed window. :iamwithstupid:I say miraculously because it really was that bad an experience, and there was a very fuzzy shape to it, unsurprisingly!

But, in my first personal telescope, it was Jupiter with my Explorer 130p (and yes, it was outside!)

[brucen]

First night out with my AZ GOTO and, being a man, having not read the instructions I tried an initial alignment then selected Saturn. Not sure how but it was bang in the middle of the eyepiece and I was hooked. Several weeks later when I eventually managed to find it again I was just as happy!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

M13 in my parents' 10x50 bins, in August 1977; went "YES!! YES!! YES!!" and bounced around the garden

M13 in the 70mm at school, in September 1977; went "YES!! YES!! YES!!" and bounced around in general

M13 in my home-made 6" F/8, in September 1979; went "YES!! YES!! YES!!" and bounced around the roof terrace on my parents' house

M13 in my C8, in October 1996; went "WOW!!!!" at the explosion of stars revealed

M13 in Olly's 20" Dob in August 2011; went "WOW!!!!" again

Bit one track, but it is a great object .

[jgs001]

About 4 years ago... a fence post (I had to align the finder ).. then the moon.

[Luke]

For me, it was the moon.

My reaction was, "WOW! Wish I'd thought to look at it through a scope sooner!"

[foundaplanet]

Saturn when I was 13..Ruined the rest of my life..

[Nexus 6]

Saturn when I was 13..Ruined the rest of my life..

[Earl]

I cant remember, which is disappointing, however when I got back into it the Moon was my first target.

[rubberman]

A distant light post aligning the finder scope!

[cotterless45]

The Auriga clusters M36, M37 and M38. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I went out for 2 nights solid when I got my first scope.

[SamAndrew]

Not M42 or M13 or M31 .....

The yellow 'M' of Mcdonald's

I was in Currys and they had a cheap reflector on display that i peered through that was pointed out the front window. Funnily enough it really heped spark my interest in telescopes !!

but the first real object were the moons of Jupiter ! and that got me hooked

[callisto]

It was Jupiter for me, I could not believe I was looking at this with my own eyes

[Mr Q]

Myself - I was looking into the wrong end:D

Actually, it was the top of a utility pole - it wqs daytime when I got it home at age 10. At night? Think it was Jupiter or Saturn:icon_scratch: At my age, I have more important things to remember - like....what were we talking about?

[Stargazing_Cliff]

Moon was first viewing for me, then second was saturn.

[PreludeToADream]

The Moon. A few days after I got my first 'scope I went to a star party and was introduced to Jupiter, M31 and many other wonders. Came back a bit awe-struck.

[rowan46]

it must have been the moon through a mates old prinz scope back in the early 70's

[cymag]

Jupiter and then M42:)

[Charon]

First it was the Moon then Saturn (amazing) using my ETX80.

[NGC404]

Mizar/Alcor through a 6" dob